Gamesa booked a net profit of €42m ($56.5m) in the January-June period, almost double the €22m it made at the same stage last year, on revenues 13% higher at €1.26bn.

The wind group added 801MW of orders in the second quarter of the year, meaning it ended the first half with a 1.91GW order book – a 24% uplift on the June 2013 situation.

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